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wasn't hagel. it's in the white house. >> the thing is, chuck hagel's really a nonentity as chief in the pentagon. he started out badly as a member of his confirmation hearings, could never articulate the policy and after he was thrown over, wasn't really up for the job. of course, they picked him for the job in the first place. that's the white house spin. but is that fair or is the real problem the white house wanted to make all the decisions, they hired him -- maybe our policy needs to change and he's representing the generals who didn't like the foreign policy. >> how much support at the pentagon, he was really not going to go down as one of the stronger secretaries of defense. but yet, he was in immaterial to the failures of the foreign policy because the foreign policy is so centralized and in fact, i think the reason why they pushed him out is because he was not the yes man the thought they were putting back. he was frustrated, but had no influence. probably not. >> he said how he spoke up a
wasn't hagel. it's in the white house. >> the thing is, chuck hagel's really a nonentity as chief in the pentagon. he started out badly as a member of his confirmation hearings, could never articulate the policy and after he was thrown over, wasn't really up for the job. of course, they picked him for the job in the first place. that's the white house spin. but is that fair or is the real problem the white house wanted to make all the decisions, they hired him -- maybe our policy needs to...
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i think there will be a big fight over hagel. there will be confirmation hearings and suspends will he make it or will he not. i think in the end he will make it. it's unusual for the senate to engage in two major confirmations makess at the same time. >> bret: thank you. >>> concern about president obama getting a third term? it's out there. and if you thought all the drama ended at the fiscal cliff, washington may just be getting started. campbell's has 24 nes that will make it drop over, and over again. ♪ from jammin' jerk chicken, to creamy gouda bisque. see what's new from campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. >>. >> bret: wall street did not pick up today where it left off. dow dropped 51, s&p 500 was off 4 1/2. nasdaq lost 3. now that washing has backed away from the fiscal cliff. economic counted down clock is ticking down on the next potential crisis over the debt ceiling and sequester cuts. today an interview that raised eyebrows all over the city especially among republicans. correspondent shannon bream reports
i think there will be a big fight over hagel. there will be confirmation hearings and suspends will he make it or will he not. i think in the end he will make it. it's unusual for the senate to engage in two major confirmations makess at the same time. >> bret: thank you. >>> concern about president obama getting a third term? it's out there. and if you thought all the drama ended at the fiscal cliff, washington may just be getting started. campbell's has 24 nes that will make it...
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tonight we know, attorney general chuck hagel is out. u.s. officials are saying anonymously that he was fired. we have fox team coverage on that. brit hume with what the decision means for the white house. >> reporter: everyone tried to put a happy face on this move today, but administration insiders tell me and our own jennifer griffin at the pentagon, make no mistake about it, this was a firing. >> i consider myself extraordinarily lucky to have had him by my side. >> reporter: president obama went on for so long about chuck hagel's sterling credentials as defense secretary, he tried to push the idea that he resigned on his own. >> last month chuck came to discuss with me the final quarter of my presidency and determined that having guided the department through this transition, it was an appropriate time for him to complete liz service. let me just say that chuck is and has been a great friend of mine. >> reporter: hagel went out of his way to say vice president biten was a dear friend and noted that beth the president and the secretary le
tonight we know, attorney general chuck hagel is out. u.s. officials are saying anonymously that he was fired. we have fox team coverage on that. brit hume with what the decision means for the white house. >> reporter: everyone tried to put a happy face on this move today, but administration insiders tell me and our own jennifer griffin at the pentagon, make no mistake about it, this was a firing. >> i consider myself extraordinarily lucky to have had him by my side. >>...
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other things that hagel has brought up. we've got another drama within a drama there, which is chuck schumer and-- chuck schumer a democratic senator from new york, jewish, seen as a decisive vote inside the senate and the republicans mostly oppose hagel and the question for the democrats go and could be following schumer's league and going to enjoy this drama as long as he can and get on tv a lot saying i'm deciding, i'm deciding, you'll deciding, and see what he's doing in the end. >> and what do you think of the pick of the president for a republican. >> and commenttators would say why would you pick someone with such tense rowlations as a republican. most republicans don't see chuck hagel as a stand-up guy anymore. and said the reason he's there, is they're asking republicans, nominal republicans to cut the defense budget, that's one thing to do in republican circles and that's why he's there. >> jon: have the politics of this choice been examined? if you want to fracture the republican senate the way you fractured the
other things that hagel has brought up. we've got another drama within a drama there, which is chuck schumer and-- chuck schumer a democratic senator from new york, jewish, seen as a decisive vote inside the senate and the republicans mostly oppose hagel and the question for the democrats go and could be following schumer's league and going to enjoy this drama as long as he can and get on tv a lot saying i'm deciding, i'm deciding, you'll deciding, and see what he's doing in the end. >>...
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so the defense of chuck hagel after this hearing has to be something like chuck hagel for secretary of defense, he is not a man of conviction. >> bret: charles? >> his problem isn't the paper trail. the problem is a demonstrated, incredibly remarkable lack of confidence. the two lines of attack up until today were ideological, the content of what he has been saying over the years is the main stream way out there, to the left of obama. as mccain pointed out. he got the surge wrong. the first line is on the content. he has been denying the sense of essence of a dozen statement and idea in the past. >> bret: from the left and the right. on the gay issue, climate change -- >> he has seen the light on dozen issues. challenged in congress. what happened today was shocking, because it showed an astonishing lack of competence. he was wobbly, weak. fumbling. as we saw in the first clip, he didn't, when he said, when he corrects himself, on containment and says you know well, i was wrong about supporting containment, our policy is that we don't have a policy on containment, it showed he has no i
so the defense of chuck hagel after this hearing has to be something like chuck hagel for secretary of defense, he is not a man of conviction. >> bret: charles? >> his problem isn't the paper trail. the problem is a demonstrated, incredibly remarkable lack of confidence. the two lines of attack up until today were ideological, the content of what he has been saying over the years is the main stream way out there, to the left of obama. as mccain pointed out. he got the surge wrong....
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if he goes with hagel in the end, hagel will be approved. as for mccain, his issue is more iran and iraq. mccain did say in 2006 he liked hagel. he would have made him secretary of state or considered him. what has happened since really gone against the grain of mccain. remember hagel came out against the surge, which was important in mccain's view. he came out against designating the revolutionary guards as terrorists. mccain is equivocal, he has been critical but he hasn't committed himself. if he comes out in favor of hagel in the end, he will also be. if schumer and mccain oppose him, he could be defeated. >> bret: one-word answers. will one of the nominees go down? >> if it was it would be hagel. but give him a 3 to 1 advantage. >> no. >> maybe. >> bret: stay tune to the washington latest solution to the nation's debt problem. e pro. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good han
if he goes with hagel in the end, hagel will be approved. as for mccain, his issue is more iran and iraq. mccain did say in 2006 he liked hagel. he would have made him secretary of state or considered him. what has happened since really gone against the grain of mccain. remember hagel came out against the surge, which was important in mccain's view. he came out against designating the revolutionary guards as terrorists. mccain is equivocal, he has been critical but he hasn't committed himself....
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hagel said the u.s. is should talk to hamas. he opposed declaring hezbollah a terrorist organization and also said this is the quote the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here. senator ayotte, how troubled are you by the hagel nomination? >> let me say this i'm very he troubled. i think that the hearings on this nomination are going to be consequential. i have not made up my mind but here s where we are. you put up his prior positions. it makes me wonder and perplexes me why the president nominated senator hagel. one of the things that troubles me that you didn't put up s also the reaction of iran. one of the greatest threats that we face is that iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. some of the prior statements seem to suggest that he thinks we could contain iran. well, that is against 99 senators we recently voted and richard blumenthal is a great supporter of that that our policy cannot be to contain a nuclear armed iran. iran this week kind of reacted favorably some what. some statements favorable to the nomination. the
hagel said the u.s. is should talk to hamas. he opposed declaring hezbollah a terrorist organization and also said this is the quote the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here. senator ayotte, how troubled are you by the hagel nomination? >> let me say this i'm very he troubled. i think that the hearings on this nomination are going to be consequential. i have not made up my mind but here s where we are. you put up his prior positions. it makes me wonder and perplexes me why the...
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say the problem with obama's foreign policy isn't hagel, wasn't hagel, it's in the white house. >> the thing is chuck hagel is a nonenty as a chief at the pentagon. he started out very badly at his confirmation hearings, could never articulate the policy and then after he was thrown over the white house spun he was really not up to the job, they picked him for the job in the first place. but he was not the problem with the foreign policy -- >> you say he's a nonentity. that's the white house spin. but is that fair or was the real problem the fact that the white house wanted to make all of the decisions, hired him as a so-called implementer of the policy and as the world changed, he decided, maybe our policy needs to change and started representing the generals who didn't really like the obama foreign policy? >> i'm not sure how much support he had in the house at the pentagon. he was not going to go down as one of the stronger secretaries of defense. again, he was immaterial to the failures because the foreign policy is so centralized and the reason they pushed him out because he was n
say the problem with obama's foreign policy isn't hagel, wasn't hagel, it's in the white house. >> the thing is chuck hagel is a nonenty as a chief at the pentagon. he started out very badly at his confirmation hearings, could never articulate the policy and then after he was thrown over the white house spun he was really not up to the job, they picked him for the job in the first place. but he was not the problem with the foreign policy -- >> you say he's a nonentity. that's the...
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there were those, that tension between superrice and chuck hagel -- susan rice and chuck hagel that came out through the press. again, we'll get more details as the day goes on, but there have been rumors to this effect for several weeks, especially, excuse me, in light of the election results. martha: yeah. very interesting. so, jennifer, you know, as soon as this news gets absorbed, the next question, of course, is going to be who the president will choose for the next secretary of defense. during this speculation that you talk about, has there been discussion about possible names? >> well, there have been names batted around for some time. in fact, one name that comes to mind without any -- this is not based on any, any official sources, but the one name that repeatedly comes up is michelle nor now. -- flournoy, assistant secretary of defense for policy under robert gates and leon panetta. she would be the first female secretary of defense. that could be an interesting choice. she has been a very firm, outspoken former administration official talking about how more needs to be done in
there were those, that tension between superrice and chuck hagel -- susan rice and chuck hagel that came out through the press. again, we'll get more details as the day goes on, but there have been rumors to this effect for several weeks, especially, excuse me, in light of the election results. martha: yeah. very interesting. so, jennifer, you know, as soon as this news gets absorbed, the next question, of course, is going to be who the president will choose for the next secretary of defense....
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hagel voted against them. hagel voted against labeling iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist group. while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran, president obama, for secretary of defense, chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> sean: joining me now, a rising star in the republican party mo has already come out and voiced opposition to hagel's nomination. texas senator in the studio ted cruz, on your big victory. >> thank you, good to be here. >> sean: it's great to have you. what about his inability to name terrorist groups for what they are? >> it's really remarkable. you know, that ad, i think, highlighted a number of the aspects of senator hagel's record that are most troubling. you take, for example, a vote on designating the iranian revolutionary guard as a terrorist group. at the time the revolutionary guard was sending explosive projectile into iraq and used to kill service members. that's the definition of terrorism and it it makes one wonder, if they're n
hagel voted against them. hagel voted against labeling iran's revolutionary guard a terrorist group. while president obama says all options are on the table for preventing a nuclear iran, president obama, for secretary of defense, chuck hagel is not a responsible option. >> sean: joining me now, a rising star in the republican party mo has already come out and voiced opposition to hagel's nomination. texas senator in the studio ted cruz, on your big victory. >> thank you, good to be...
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so hagel is going to take all the blame. that's what hagel is doing right now. that's why he stunt have an answer. and for the secretary of defense to tell me that he did not present the president with any other courses of action, except for this one is laughable. i mean, come on. it's an absolute joke. so i think hagel is taking the blame here. in fact, he was so adamant and so energetic about taking the blame that that kind of reinforced my thoughts on this, too. >> congressman, there does seem to be a back and forth. who made the final decision and when pressed on that, secretary hagel says it was the president. and you mentioned, all right. so he is the fall guy. so it really was, in your opinion. president obama and you bring in secretary of state john kerry? >> yeah. this was state department's deal all the way. this is for years the state department is has wanted to close down guantanamo as the president has and wanted to do this prisoner swap. the department of defense wanted to do some different things and work with the pakistani military and the intell
so hagel is going to take all the blame. that's what hagel is doing right now. that's why he stunt have an answer. and for the secretary of defense to tell me that he did not present the president with any other courses of action, except for this one is laughable. i mean, come on. it's an absolute joke. so i think hagel is taking the blame here. in fact, he was so adamant and so energetic about taking the blame that that kind of reinforced my thoughts on this, too. >> congressman, there...
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, make no mistake, hagel was fired. and kimberly, that background quote making sure that all of us knew, that follow this kind of thing, that he was forced out, that this was not a decision he made himself. chuck hagel, about two hours before, he went to the white house to have the president say that to his face? >> who wants to sign up to work for someone like that, the mistreatment, the lack of respect and dignity, to me it's very appalling and the messaging all over the place. what i do think was nice that came out of today was the support that senator john mccain showed the secretary in his statement that he issued that i think gives really the back story. basically it comes down to the fastba fact that even hagel needed a certain amount of truth and military strength, in a lot of the situations we face around the world, especially with isis, syria and iraq, across the board and th and he disagreed with the president on that and you listen to the military people that are on the ground and a you listen to that advice
, make no mistake, hagel was fired. and kimberly, that background quote making sure that all of us knew, that follow this kind of thing, that he was forced out, that this was not a decision he made himself. chuck hagel, about two hours before, he went to the white house to have the president say that to his face? >> who wants to sign up to work for someone like that, the mistreatment, the lack of respect and dignity, to me it's very appalling and the messaging all over the place. what i...
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, agree or disagree with senator hagel, i should say secretary hagel, given a job, i don't know if he knew what the definition of that job was. arm great point. all right. let's move on to this now a look at the top potential republican white house contenders for 2016 a new hampshire poll of pry vary voters show senator rand paul and new jersey governor chris christie tied at 16%. that's when you take mitt romney out of the mix. former florida governor jeb bush close behind. i think what i'm most surprised at, david, that was mitt romney still whips this new hampshire thing far and away, even though he did not win the presidency, he has actually runways to. what do you make of it? >> polls like this, name minding means a lot, not indifferent than when rand paul's father ran a few times. early polls, they always do very well. rand needs to make sure that this is his floor, not his ceiling. and he needs to communicate a message that helps broaden the spectrum of the coalition so he can get the nomination, which he hasn't been always able to do. >> guys, i got to go, we have breaking new
, agree or disagree with senator hagel, i should say secretary hagel, given a job, i don't know if he knew what the definition of that job was. arm great point. all right. let's move on to this now a look at the top potential republican white house contenders for 2016 a new hampshire poll of pry vary voters show senator rand paul and new jersey governor chris christie tied at 16%. that's when you take mitt romney out of the mix. former florida governor jeb bush close behind. i think what i'm...
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do you stand by those comments, senator hagel? >> senator, i stand by them because i made them. >> were you correct in your assessment? >> what i would refer to the judgment of history. >> deserves your judgment whether you were right or wrong about the surge? >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to whether or not they were right or wrong? >> the surge assisted in the objective. if we review the record. >> please answer the question. were you correct or incorrect when you said that the surge would be the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since vietnam, were you correct or incorrect? >> my reference to -- >> the question is were you right or wrong. that is a pretty straightforward question. i would like you to answer whether you were right or wrong and free to elaborate? >> i'm not going to give you a yes or no answer. >> let the record show he refuses to answer that question. >> sean: and pretty unbelievable patrick j. buchanan and bill richardson. gentlemen, good to see you both. >> how are you
do you stand by those comments, senator hagel? >> senator, i stand by them because i made them. >> were you correct in your assessment? >> what i would refer to the judgment of history. >> deserves your judgment whether you were right or wrong about the surge? >> i'll explain why i made those comments. >> i want to whether or not they were right or wrong? >> the surge assisted in the objective. if we review the record. >> please answer the...
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the real issue with chuck hagel. it's not entirely true that hagel always has a contrarian profile. there's a great deal of political opportunism and 1997, the bird hagel amendment, adamantly opposing the-- >> the global warming. >> exactly. >> paul: agreement. >> in 1998, it was one of the republicans pushing bill clinton to deploy ground troo troops. but it's true in the last eight or nine years he's developed a dovish persona. not just to the left of the republican party, but putting him to the left of president obama's own stated positions when it comes to countries like iran. >> paul: really? >> well, i guess a lot of people would say, well, fine, this reflects these choices reflect president obama's world view. he won the election, shouldn't he get those choices? >> well, perhaps, except that his world view includes, i'm convinced, the idea that spending on defense has got to fall and that that money has to be reprogrammed into domestic spending. the defense budget is 600 billion dollars more or less and post war, 5% of gdp and conservatives argue it should now be about 4% of
the real issue with chuck hagel. it's not entirely true that hagel always has a contrarian profile. there's a great deal of political opportunism and 1997, the bird hagel amendment, adamantly opposing the-- >> the global warming. >> exactly. >> paul: agreement. >> in 1998, it was one of the republicans pushing bill clinton to deploy ground troo troops. but it's true in the last eight or nine years he's developed a dovish persona. not just to the left of the republican...
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hagel made comments about a man president clinton had serve, the first openly gay ambassador and hagel described him as openly aggressively gay. he issued an apology and he told that he never received the apology, just the media did. and gay and lesbian advocacy groups are weighing in and count on the spectacle that official washington loves, the knockdown, dragout confirmation battle. it will be interesting, james rosen, thank you. >> thank you. >> your health insurance rates could be going up by double digits. providing to increase premiums despite the obama administration's new health care law and succeeding. as you know may know the the affordable health care act was meant to stop the rising costs of health care and the people who do not have employer provided insurance, ones who have to buy it on their own, peter doocy has more from washington. >> reporter: in some states the affordable care act may not be living up to its name. some insurance companies in ohio and florida raised their premiums at least 20% and look at california where the new york times is reporting anthem blue s
hagel made comments about a man president clinton had serve, the first openly gay ambassador and hagel described him as openly aggressively gay. he issued an apology and he told that he never received the apology, just the media did. and gay and lesbian advocacy groups are weighing in and count on the spectacle that official washington loves, the knockdown, dragout confirmation battle. it will be interesting, james rosen, thank you. >> thank you. >> your health insurance rates could...
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hagel's heart. what i am concerned about is his record and his past policy positions and he previously expressed that with respect to iran, with respect to israel that he doesn't want criticism from other nations of the world. you know, that is not the job of the defense secretary. he is not being nominated to be secretary of state. you you want to talk about the most effective diplomacy this nation has seen in modern times? ronald reagan standing up and winning the cold war without firing a shot. and that was done with strength. if you are an irania mullah and looking at chuck hagel who thinks sanctions are to harsh you have to be laughing at the prospects of anything harsher than sanctions. >> all of that said, do you think he will be confirmed? >> i don't know. i do think it is interesting that the president seems hell bent on nominating him despite the fact that a number of prominent republicans have criticized him and the democratic senators have been surprisingly silent on it. i think this is
hagel's heart. what i am concerned about is his record and his past policy positions and he previously expressed that with respect to iran, with respect to israel that he doesn't want criticism from other nations of the world. you know, that is not the job of the defense secretary. he is not being nominated to be secretary of state. you you want to talk about the most effective diplomacy this nation has seen in modern times? ronald reagan standing up and winning the cold war without firing a...
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hagel was the easiest time of the staff to remove. he but theed heads with susan rice, and they are regarding gitmo releases and rear admiral john kirby insists that hagel was not fired. >> secretary hagel accomplished things. he issued dozen reforms and managed the rebalance to the asian positive pacific and draw down the mission afghanistan and going an isil and iraq aggressively. >> reporter: what is not changed national security policy is in control of a very few people of the white house who are accused by former defense secretaries and many in the pentagon of micromanaging the wars. two names that are floated to replace hagel are michelle flonoi, and that is one that served in the pentagon. and the other name floated is ash carter who served as deputy secretary of defense under leon panella and a smart chief operating officer. what is so unusual is the president to not have a replacement to announce. that leaves a vacum and unlikely a replacement will be confirmed until next year. >> jennifer, you are stationed in the pept gone
hagel was the easiest time of the staff to remove. he but theed heads with susan rice, and they are regarding gitmo releases and rear admiral john kirby insists that hagel was not fired. >> secretary hagel accomplished things. he issued dozen reforms and managed the rebalance to the asian positive pacific and draw down the mission afghanistan and going an isil and iraq aggressively. >> reporter: what is not changed national security policy is in control of a very few people of the...
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we are waiting to from chuck hagel. when he takes the floor we will have to interrupt but in the meantime we will start the discussion here. immigration reform, amnesty, semantics, is it now taboo language? >> whether the language is taboo or not i am not so sure, but any comprehensive legislation have a stake driven through the heart, it is dead and it is not coming anytime. the message out of this in the virginia seventh district for the d.c. establishment, the only way to be more apocalyptic for them is if it turned to blood and frogs rain from the sky. there is a clear message to the d.c. establishment and republicans that their messaging simply isn't working and there is a grassroots focal point. arthel: i just had images of "vanilla sky" with that description. there is a very serious crisis at hand right now. you know about the flood of undocumented immigrants, mostly children, spilling across the borders. is the president hand forced to make executive authority to act on deportation? >> it may well be. the images
we are waiting to from chuck hagel. when he takes the floor we will have to interrupt but in the meantime we will start the discussion here. immigration reform, amnesty, semantics, is it now taboo language? >> whether the language is taboo or not i am not so sure, but any comprehensive legislation have a stake driven through the heart, it is dead and it is not coming anytime. the message out of this in the virginia seventh district for the d.c. establishment, the only way to be more...
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so what do you think chuck hagel would bring? what will be president obama's argument to congress in terms of these hearings that chuck hagel uniquely can bring to that post? >> at one point it was thought that what president obama was seeking was a republican who could help sell difficult defense budget cuts to fellow republicans but that's gone by the boards. i don't see any visible evidence of republican support for their former colleague in the senate. and one of the things that's awkward about this is that we have secretary leon panetta, wht with no timetable. you have a lame duck secretary of defense, hard to make decisions, uncertainty about the future. if barney frank because the interim democratic senator from massachusetts when john kerry is confirmed as secretary of state, you've got somebody who is basically vowed to do whatever it takes to stop the hagel nomination as long as he's in the senate. the prospect is real confusion and uncertainty and the absence of effective active leadership has the department of defense
so what do you think chuck hagel would bring? what will be president obama's argument to congress in terms of these hearings that chuck hagel uniquely can bring to that post? >> at one point it was thought that what president obama was seeking was a republican who could help sell difficult defense budget cuts to fellow republicans but that's gone by the boards. i don't see any visible evidence of republican support for their former colleague in the senate. and one of the things that's...
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chuck hagel's was one of those votes. and when it came to the bigger issue of iran sanctions on the senate floor, chuck hagel, again, one of only two senators of the entire u.s. senate to vote against iran sanctions, with so many dictators-- >> i'm sorry, i didn't mean to interrupt you, but if i may, let's talk about the point of israel, what has been your concern with senator hagel on that issue. >> well, there was a letter circulated in the united states senate overwhelmingly, a high number of senators signed the letter, expressing something as simple as solidarity with the democratic jewish state of israel, our salad ally. chuck hagel refused to sign a letter expressing solidarity with israel and what we have seen is that he favors engagement with syria's al-assad, with il when he was alive and also, with all of the dictators who seek to harm u.s. interests and our allies. he wants further engagement with them. he doesn't think that we should penalize those dictators and that harms u.s. national security interests. >>
chuck hagel's was one of those votes. and when it came to the bigger issue of iran sanctions on the senate floor, chuck hagel, again, one of only two senators of the entire u.s. senate to vote against iran sanctions, with so many dictators-- >> i'm sorry, i didn't mean to interrupt you, but if i may, let's talk about the point of israel, what has been your concern with senator hagel on that issue. >> well, there was a letter circulated in the united states senate overwhelmingly, a...
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i got to love chuck hagel. senator hagel about, former infantry sergeant, volunteered for duty with the 9th division. he will never leave the soldier behind. he is always going to have the soldier interests at heart as he brings the pentagon into this new world that we're in? he is also a, he is also a very much a free thinker. he challenges, he challenges the conventional wisdom. every military headquarters i ever been in that is the kind of guy you need to avoid doing something dumb. jenna: brian the general makes very interesting points that hagel mentioned this hearing today. he said he is committed to our nation's warriors. why is that not enough for you for a man in this position? >> well, certainly nobody questions senator hagel's service to the united states and the military. he served with distinction. the question is his record. he has been in the senate for 12 years. and if you take a look at his record on national security and defense issues it's very troubling. it is well outside the mainstream of
i got to love chuck hagel. senator hagel about, former infantry sergeant, volunteered for duty with the 9th division. he will never leave the soldier behind. he is always going to have the soldier interests at heart as he brings the pentagon into this new world that we're in? he is also a, he is also a very much a free thinker. he challenges, he challenges the conventional wisdom. every military headquarters i ever been in that is the kind of guy you need to avoid doing something dumb. jenna:...
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hagel had to know. i'm not sure president obama knew or not, because he is under such, you know, intense pressure from all sides. it's possible he didn't know. but, hagel surely knew. and it's hagel's duty to tell the commander and chief hey, we can't have this. >> may i just point out, bill, that while the pentagon has -- and the administration has refused to pay this death benefit to the bereaved families of our fallen soldiers and marines, secretary of defense never closed his executive dining room in which military members are basically chefs and servants and it's a nice place. i have eaten there. sock couldeye salmon cooked to order. why can't we keep the executive dining room open and pay the family benefits. >> bill: the point you are making is a larger point. we are still fighting in afghanistan and that hasn't stopped all the military operations are underway. the pentagon is operating even though the government is shutdown because the money is still there, okay? they have money this is just an
hagel had to know. i'm not sure president obama knew or not, because he is under such, you know, intense pressure from all sides. it's possible he didn't know. but, hagel surely knew. and it's hagel's duty to tell the commander and chief hey, we can't have this. >> may i just point out, bill, that while the pentagon has -- and the administration has refused to pay this death benefit to the bereaved families of our fallen soldiers and marines, secretary of defense never closed his...
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it is chuck hagel. meantime senators dick durbin says hagel would be a fine candidate for that job. >> hagel was a republican senator from nebraska a decorated veteran of the vietnam war, a person who has a resume that includes service on the foreign relations committee as well as the intelligence committee. yes, he's a serious candidate if the president chooses to name him. >>> james rosen has details. what has senator hagel said about israel that has so many people upset. when you pay to interview david miller who became an author and commentary, tabling el, they intimidate a lot of people. i favored direct talks with iran in an effort to get the european union. >> he is consistently advocated weakness with respect to our enemies with respect to the nation of iran he has opposed sanctions over and over again and the job of the secretary of defense is to be a deterrent. i think weakness in the secretary of defense invites conflict because bullies don't respect weakness. >>> a number of gop foreign poli
it is chuck hagel. meantime senators dick durbin says hagel would be a fine candidate for that job. >> hagel was a republican senator from nebraska a decorated veteran of the vietnam war, a person who has a resume that includes service on the foreign relations committee as well as the intelligence committee. yes, he's a serious candidate if the president chooses to name him. >>> james rosen has details. what has senator hagel said about israel that has so many people upset. when...
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nobody knows who chuck hagel is, you can say chuck hagel -- they don't know who he is. >> okay, now, the why behind the reporting. cnn is the starkest example, they are a hard news organization still. they still pride themselves on a developing story. and to spend the paultry amount of time on it as they did was a bad decision. >> it's an interesting theory, and the fact that cnn, which has a lot of time on its hands. >> tons. >> the fact that they played it down would indicate that you may be on to something. i'm not sure why they played it down, unless they've done some focus groups and they found out that their people don't want to hear any -- you know, maybe they're not as left wing as msnbc. nobody is. but i think you may be on to something, they figure, let fox do this, we're not going to win that battle. >> we'll try to get some people in over here. it didn't work, by the way, the ratings were abysmal. >> we'll program to people who like president obama, maybe. and don't want to hear bad news about limb. >> okay, and all of this is happening because of good morning america, la
nobody knows who chuck hagel is, you can say chuck hagel -- they don't know who he is. >> okay, now, the why behind the reporting. cnn is the starkest example, they are a hard news organization still. they still pride themselves on a developing story. and to spend the paultry amount of time on it as they did was a bad decision. >> it's an interesting theory, and the fact that cnn, which has a lot of time on its hands. >> tons. >> the fact that they played it down would...
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here you have hagel contradicting what president obama says. i mean this administration changes their tune more than a jukebox. i can't keep up with what they believe in. >> somebody that just left the administration, eric, is general michael flynn, he was heading up the defense intelligence agency from 2012 until recently. he did an interview and basically criticizes the approach for the terrorism fighting approach and he said that we knew that decapitating leadership is not a good strategy. deok de decaptation is a bad idea. i go back to the point that the 9/11 commission made. first time in a decade they did a report. they said we're now more complacent than we were before 9/11. do you think that the response is proportionate to the threat that's being described outside of the white house. >> i don't think there is a response yet. the 130 advisors that he sent there on the mountain right now aren't going to be the final response from the white house. i would think that wasn't the case. that said, can we just talk a second -- look, can i poin
here you have hagel contradicting what president obama says. i mean this administration changes their tune more than a jukebox. i can't keep up with what they believe in. >> somebody that just left the administration, eric, is general michael flynn, he was heading up the defense intelligence agency from 2012 until recently. he did an interview and basically criticizes the approach for the terrorism fighting approach and he said that we knew that decapitating leadership is not a good...
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do you know if chuck hagel has? >> i don't know if he has or not. in addition to that, it's fascinating the obama administration is picking another former senator over to the defense side of the cabinet. you have the president obama, vice president biden, hillary clinton, john kerry and you now you have senator chuck hagel. that is dangerous to have one world view of the administration when it deals with defense policies. why not have someone like robert gates, someone who has a different view and came from a different background but knew how to manage things. >> jamie: quickly, i assume even a corporate ceo wants a team that shares the views. have you found that to be historically the way president obama operates? >> first, there is a lot more to the point of view and world view of john kerry, hillary clinton and president obama than the fact they were in the senate. there is lot more to personal experience. remember that gates and biden did not want obama, they recommended against obama making the call. so sometimes he agrees and sometimes he disa
do you know if chuck hagel has? >> i don't know if he has or not. in addition to that, it's fascinating the obama administration is picking another former senator over to the defense side of the cabinet. you have the president obama, vice president biden, hillary clinton, john kerry and you now you have senator chuck hagel. that is dangerous to have one world view of the administration when it deals with defense policies. why not have someone like robert gates, someone who has a different...
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senator hagel has and archive. some of the speech there's is contention about what he has actually said. they have the legitimate issue for the republican senators to say secretary of defense is kind of an important job and we look at these peaches he has given. having said -- these speeches he has given. party loyalty sometimes trumps everything else in washington. >> chris: mara, as i was talking about with senator coburn you have mccain who voted to block. he says he is not going to vote this week to block. richard shelby voted to block and is not going to do that. this would seem just mathematic since the cloture was defeated bay single vote with those two switches hagel gets through. >> i think hagel gets through. hard to see the math how the republicans can block him and the question is how damaged has he been by the whole process. i think he was damaged more by his own performance than by the votes against him and he will have to make up for that. but as he said he doesn't make policy and it is all coming fr
senator hagel has and archive. some of the speech there's is contention about what he has actually said. they have the legitimate issue for the republican senators to say secretary of defense is kind of an important job and we look at these peaches he has given. having said -- these speeches he has given. party loyalty sometimes trumps everything else in washington. >> chris: mara, as i was talking about with senator coburn you have mccain who voted to block. he says he is not going to...
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is hagel on board with all of this diminishment of american power. >> hagel is no george marshall and no henry kissinger. is he not somebody of great stature and ideas of his own. he has never been known for that and nobody has been able to produce a single idea or a single piece of legislation. he will do what the president wants him to do. that's one of the reasons he chose him. there is an affinity of views and i don't expect him to stand up to the president. the way i would have expected a panetta to when it came to drastic cuts. >> bill: all right. let's assume that hagel is. >> he will be the president's -- >> bill: set guy in there are you got iran coming down the pike and hagel has been soft on iran in the sense that he doesn't want to confront iran. and then hagel is also not a friend of israel in a very bullish way. so you have got those two things as well. >> look. on the iran thing. the word soft is is an understatement. we have had very legitimate and serious argument between patriots on both sides who argue for a military option and for not. vis-a-vis iran. nobody argues
is hagel on board with all of this diminishment of american power. >> hagel is no george marshall and no henry kissinger. is he not somebody of great stature and ideas of his own. he has never been known for that and nobody has been able to produce a single idea or a single piece of legislation. he will do what the president wants him to do. that's one of the reasons he chose him. there is an affinity of views and i don't expect him to stand up to the president. the way i would have...
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this is whether hagel is going to be secretary of defense. based on who he is and his service to the country. i never voted against israel in his 12 years in the senate. i think he is somebody who wants peace, he he is strong. he will keep us out of wars. i think that we need somebody in that position. >> here is what bill kristol wroited today, chuck hagel isn't a first rate candidate for secretary of defense. he isn't even a second rate candidate. has there ever been a more embarrassing confirmation hearing than hagel for a measure cabinet position. for a minor cabinet position or subcabinet position. we don't know of one. congressman, i understand the white house says he will probably get confirmed and, you know, i guess he will. i don't really have any inside information. they say they have a lot of yes votes. but that appearance, i don't care if you like him or got three purple hearts or no purple hearts, that appearance to me was shocking. the fact that he didn't know his -- the president of the united states policy on containment. he b
this is whether hagel is going to be secretary of defense. based on who he is and his service to the country. i never voted against israel in his 12 years in the senate. i think he is somebody who wants peace, he he is strong. he will keep us out of wars. i think that we need somebody in that position. >> here is what bill kristol wroited today, chuck hagel isn't a first rate candidate for secretary of defense. he isn't even a second rate candidate. has there ever been a more embarrassing...
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if hagel is in fact confirmed. >> bret: okay. big story not getting attention anyplace else but fox is american pastor in custody in iran. abatheny. his wife was on fox talking about how she wishes the u.s. government was talking more about this. >> it's unfortunate that we are hearing, we're not seeing more aggressive action from the government. i hope to see more of that. not just from the government but all over the world. this is a violation of the human rights. >> bret: he is american, in custody. in jail. in iran. steve obviously we had the 60 minutes interview with president obama and secretary clinton. that didn't come up. probably an opportunity. megaphone that he could have. >> among many other things that didn't come up. the government has to be clear-minded with this. declaring that this is unacceptable and making clear in any discussion whether it relates to nuclear program or anything else this is part of those discussions. you can't separate the nature of the iranian regime from the day-to-day actions. the obama ad
if hagel is in fact confirmed. >> bret: okay. big story not getting attention anyplace else but fox is american pastor in custody in iran. abatheny. his wife was on fox talking about how she wishes the u.s. government was talking more about this. >> it's unfortunate that we are hearing, we're not seeing more aggressive action from the government. i hope to see more of that. not just from the government but all over the world. this is a violation of the human rights. >> bret:...
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i want hagel. i want hagel. i want him. thanks, brit. a democrat will respond to my histrionics. >>> and later megan kelly on one of the worst judges in america. there he is. wait till you hear what this guy did. the factor's coming right back. [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning. today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack, be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. but with advair, i'm breathing better. so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announce ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not bused more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance o
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today iran's foreign ministry spokesman coming out in support of hagel, in support of hagel, saying, he hopes his appointment will improve relations between the united states and tehran, explaining, quote, we hope that practical changes are made in america's foreign policy and american officials adopt an approach tom respect rights of nations. another big issue as you know is the president's relationship with our biggest ally in the middle east, israel and its prime minister benjamin netanyahu. chuck hagel's controversial comments about israel including saying quote, the jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people, have been repeated often in the last few days and he said those comments years ago to aaron david mill who advised six secretary is of state and is on our program. nice to have you on the program. >> thanks, jenna. jenna: i want to ask about the comments chuck hagel said a few years ago but in a moment. why would iran come out with this type of statement now? what does it mean? >> if they undermined hagel's nomination it is a perfect time. those who argue the iranians that li
today iran's foreign ministry spokesman coming out in support of hagel, in support of hagel, saying, he hopes his appointment will improve relations between the united states and tehran, explaining, quote, we hope that practical changes are made in america's foreign policy and american officials adopt an approach tom respect rights of nations. another big issue as you know is the president's relationship with our biggest ally in the middle east, israel and its prime minister benjamin netanyahu....
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be corrected immediately. >> hagel, carney, all of them, go. you don't want to serve the people, go. you can make a lot of money in the private sector. you know, i'm tired of this. >> you think this is the reason for frustration? because nobody is held accountable? >> yes, but think about it, for good reason, people are upset. it's one of the most shameful things that comes out of this. where we're not honoring the military. it's despicable. it's not something i ever thought i'd see in this country. in terms of the overall viewpoint of american's dissatisfaction with congress, with the house, with the senate, with the presidency. it's systemic. comes down from the top. i would like to see some leadership. to say, let me settle this, let me work this out and let me make the decision as commander and chief about what services we're going to provide. >> the lack of leadership. we're showing you a series of clips. who cares what he thinks about the redskins. about these domestic cases that should be debated elsewhere. number two, important to reali
be corrected immediately. >> hagel, carney, all of them, go. you don't want to serve the people, go. you can make a lot of money in the private sector. you know, i'm tired of this. >> you think this is the reason for frustration? because nobody is held accountable? >> yes, but think about it, for good reason, people are upset. it's one of the most shameful things that comes out of this. where we're not honoring the military. it's despicable. it's not something i ever thought...
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now, hagel has apologized nor that comment. even though the pro israel groups aren't waving a red flag about his nomination, south carolina senator lindsey graham is. >> not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization, terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a terrorist organization. >> reporter: if he's confirmed, hagel will be the first defense secretary who served in vietnam as an enlisted soldier. he won two purple hearts and the white house feels he'd be an excellent advocate for servicemen and women, during and after their active duty. he also served on the senate foreign relations committee with then senator barack obama. john brennan's nomination to head the cia is unlikely to draw the same level of criticism. he served in the agency for 25 years before becoming mr. obama's counterterrorism advisor
now, hagel has apologized nor that comment. even though the pro israel groups aren't waving a red flag about his nomination, south carolina senator lindsey graham is. >> not only has he said you should directly negotiate with iran, sanctions won't work, that israel must negotiate with hamas, an organization, terrorist group that lobs thousands of rockets into israel, he also was one of 12 senators who refused to sign a letter to the european union trying to designate hezbollah as a...
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how controversial might hagel be? >> i think his nomination would be exceedingly controversial, most controversial nominee since john power was put forward by first president bush and that nomination failed. you are correct. his list of statements are long. he said the surge in iraq would be the strategic blunder vince the vietnam war. he has been wrong many times. >> gregg: you told one of our producers this. hagel has been wrong about every major foreign policy decision over the last decade. president, you say, seems to admire it, really? >> in a certain way, president obama admires people who are willing to stand out against the grain. in some ways that can be leadership, but in other ways you are just wrong. senator hagel was an early advocate of engagement with the mullahs in iran and others who were terrorist organization and was very skeptical of any form of success in afghanistan and iraq. really, he has never put forward a proposal to solve a problem and questioned sanctions and if you take away sanctions and
how controversial might hagel be? >> i think his nomination would be exceedingly controversial, most controversial nominee since john power was put forward by first president bush and that nomination failed. you are correct. his list of statements are long. he said the surge in iraq would be the strategic blunder vince the vietnam war. he has been wrong many times. >> gregg: you told one of our producers this. hagel has been wrong about every major foreign policy decision over the...
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>> we will ask if chuck hagel's nomination is in trouble. our power player of the week, a cheerleader for poetry, all, right now, on fox news sunday. hello, again from fox news in washington, dc. president obama travels to minneapolis tomorrow to continue his push for new gun control. saturday, the white house released this picture of the president's shooting at camp david which he does all the time. the national rifle association is fighting new limits on guns. if the first big legislative battle this year and, today, we will cover it in depth. but, first, retired astronaut, mark kelly, husband of former congresswoman gabrielle giffords, shot two years ago. they have launch add new group "americans for responsible solutions." captain, let's start with your wife's drought testimony before a senate committee this week. >> you must act. be bold. be courageous. americans are counting on you. >>chris: how is your wife doing? >> great, chris. she enjoyed being there in front of the senate. it was a little bit of having her former job back in a se
>> we will ask if chuck hagel's nomination is in trouble. our power player of the week, a cheerleader for poetry, all, right now, on fox news sunday. hello, again from fox news in washington, dc. president obama travels to minneapolis tomorrow to continue his push for new gun control. saturday, the white house released this picture of the president's shooting at camp david which he does all the time. the national rifle association is fighting new limits on guns. if the first big...